BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – ALICIA MCCALLA

Do you write full time, or do you have another full-time job? What is your educational background? Yes. I’m a full-time writer. Until recently, I worked full-time as a School Media Specialist or School Librarian. I have a Master’s Degree in Library Service from Clark Atlanta University. What genre(s) do you write in, is thereContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – ALICIA MCCALLA”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – SUMIKO SAULSON

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer and what does it mean to you to be a black writer in this society? When I was five years old, my dad asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said, an artist, a writer or a veterinarian. MyContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – SUMIKO SAULSON”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – MILTON DAVIS

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer and what does it mean to you to be a black writer in this society? I dabbled in writing for a long time, since I was in the fifth grade. I didn’t decide to get serious about it until I turned 45. I feelContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – MILTON DAVIS”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – EDEN ROYCE

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer and what does it mean to you to be a black writer in this society? I wanted to be a writer since I was about five years old, but I didn’t pursue it seriously until I was in my mid-thirties. For me, being aContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – EDEN ROYCE”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – JOE ROBINSON CURRIE

At what point in your life did you discover that you were destined to be a comic book writer? Hmmm destined, I’ll say this. There was a Comic-Con I had just attended in Chicago. It was my first one and it was like going to Disney World. I had never seen anything like it. TheContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – JOE ROBINSON CURRIE”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – LINDA ADDISON

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer and what does it mean to you to be a black writer in this society? The first time I held a book in my hands in elementary school and the teacher read the story and I followed the pictures I knew I wanted toContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – LINDA ADDISON”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – VALJEANNE JEFFERS

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer and what does it mean to you to be a black writer in this society? As a young girl I wrote stories and poetry. But life got in the way, and I didn’t return to writing until I was in my forties. Discovering OctaviaContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – VALJEANNE JEFFERS”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – BALOGUN OJETADE

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer and what does it mean to you to be a black writer in this society? I realized I wanted to be a writer when I was five and vowed to write stories like Wild, Wild West, but with a Black protagonist.  To be aContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – BALOGUN OJETADE”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – NISI SHAWL

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer and what does it mean to you to be a black writer in this society? I first realized I *could* be a writer in the 1970s, after reading a bunch of feminist SF.  I realized if Suzy McKee Charnas got away with saying whatContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – NISI SHAWL”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – JD MASON

How do you best meet the challenge of juggling your day job (if applicable) and/or your family, against your writing career? Commitment is everything. I don’t making writing an afterthought. It’s as important as showing up in any other aspect of my life and making the time to do it is probably a bit moreContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – JD MASON”